Recommendations for measuring and standardizing light for laboratory mammals to improve welfare and reproducibility in animal research

RJ Lucas, AE Allen, GC Brainard, TM Brown… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Light enables vision and exerts widespread effects on physiology and behavior, including
regulating circadian rhythms, sleep, hormone synthesis, affective state, and cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] Acute Effects of Light during Daytime on Central Aspects of Attention and Affect: A Systematic Review

LB Bjerrum, IH Nordhus, L Sørensen, K Wulff… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Light regulates both image-and various non-image forming responses in humans, including
acute effects on attention and affect. To advance the understanding of light's immediate …

A wrist worn Internet-of-Things sensor node for wearable equivalent daylight illuminance monitoring

N Mohammadian, A Didikoglu, C Beach… - IEEE Internet of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Light exposure is a vital regulator of physiology and behavior in humans. However,
monitoring of light exposure is not included in current wearable Internet of Things (IoT) …

Melanopic metrics: Advancing the characterization of everyday light patterns

TL Sletten - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Much of our physiology and behavior follow circadian rhythms, endogenously driven
rhythms that deviate slightly from 24 h. Daily patterns of ocular light exposure are important …

[HTML][HTML] Illuminating the future of wearable light metrology: Overview of the MeLiDos Project

M Spitschan, J Zauner, MN Tengelin, CA Bouroussis… - Measurement, 2024 - Elsevier
Exposure to light profoundly influences human health, regulating circadian rhythms and
impacting wakefulness and sleepiness. Estimating the effects of light under everyday …

Regional response to light illuminance across the human hypothalamus

I Campbell, R Sharifpour, JFB Aizpurua, E Beckers… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Light exerts multiple non-image-forming biological effects on physiology including the
stimulation of alertness and cognition. However, the subcortical circuitry underlying the …

Combined Effects of Prunus Cerasus (Montmorency Tart Cherry) and Apocynum Venetum (Venetron) On Sleep and Anxiety in Adults with Insomnia

MCB Erfe, PL Oliver, A Kazaryan, AD Grant, R Yoon… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Purpose: Sleep aids derived from traditional plant medicines are strong candidates for safely
improving insomnia but require wider validation in patient populations. Methods: We …

Overview of wearable light loggers: State-of-the-art and outlook

J van Duijnhoven, S Hartmeyer, A Didikoğlu… - Authorea …, 2024 - techrxiv.org
Wearable light loggers are becoming increasingly available for various applications. This
study employed a survey design to systematically analyze wearable light loggers, focusing …

Investigating the biological impact of light on brain function using 7T ultra-high field MRI

I Campbell - 2024 - orbi.uliege.be
Lighting environments can influence our health and wellbeing with several health issues
being associated with aberrant lighting. The human retina detects light through two different …

Power analysis for personal light exposure measurements and interventions

J Zauner, L Udovicic, M Spitschan - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Background Light exposure regulates the human circadian system and more widely affects
health, well-being, and performance. As field studies examining how light exposure impacts …